About HyreYard

Why does HyreYard exist?

A landscaping bid is written in words few homeowners use day to day: base depth, compaction, geogrid, grade, drainage swale. When a contractor explains them, the explanation comes with a price attached.

Much of what decides whether a patio, wall or lawn lasts ends up buried: the gravel base under the pavers, the drain behind the wall, the soil under the sod. Two bids can look alike and cover different work. We write so you can compare them on the same scope.

What does HyreYard publish?

• Guides. Services, cost, contracts and the buried work in a hardscape bid. Start with the hardscape base specification.
• Tools. Twelve calculators and planners, with no email wall and the method shown on the page.
• Original research. Ten studies built from state statutes, municipal codes, water-district programs and the USDA NRCS soil survey.
• Hiring help. What to check before you sign with any landscaping company.

What does HyreYard not do?

• No landscaping work. We do not plant, mow, grade, build, cut trees or apply chemicals, and we do not supervise, warrant or finance anyone who does.
• No directory. We publish no company profiles, ratings or rankings, because none would be fair today.
• No site diagnosis. No page or tool can tell you why your yard floods or your wall leans. That takes someone standing in the yard.
• No permits. We pull no permits and cannot tell you what your city will approve. Your building department decides.
• No tree or chemical emergencies. A tree on a power line is a job for the utility, and a chemical exposure is a call to Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222.
• No selling your details. No landscaping company gets them unless you agree.

How does HyreYard expect to be paid?

We expect to earn money by introducing homeowners to landscaping companies. You are never charged. When that is live, this page will say so. It will not change what we say about base depth, drainage, plant choice or contract terms.

What standard are the pages written to?

1. Primary sources first. Code and permit claims cite the model code (such as IRC R105.2), the statute or the local rule, linked on the page.
2. Dated, not evergreen. Time-sensitive facts carry the date we checked them, because rebates, watering rules and permit thresholds change.
3. No invented numbers. We publish no national average landscaping price. Our cost tools multiply the rate on your own bid.
4. Gaps stay visible. What we could not verify is labeled unverified, on the page.
5. No invented people. No made-up authors, credentials, stock-photo experts or testimonials.

The full rules are in our editorial policy.

What have we not verified?

• Insurance certificates. We check none with any carrier. Ask for a certificate issued to you directly by the insurer.
• Applicator licenses. We confirm none with a state agency. Lawn chemical safety shows how to check one yourself.
• The ANSI tree-care standards text. The publisher’s site returned an error to our retrieval, so we name those standards and quote no clause from them.
• Your local numbers. Permit thresholds, footing depths and frost lines are set by the city or county that inspects the work. We show the model rule and tell you to confirm it locally.

How can you reach HyreYard?

How do I report a mistake?

Email hello@hyreyard.com with the page address and what you think is wrong. We give facts a source and a date so that they can be checked. If a source has moved, a rule has changed or a sentence overstates its source, we fix it and say that we did.

The contact page lists every way to reach us. If you run a landscaping business, read the page for landscaping companies.

Where are the other trust pages?

• How HyreYard works: what happens to your details.
• How landscaping companies will be checked: the checks we plan, and which are not built yet.
• Lead quality standard: the rules we hold ourselves to on your details.
• Editorial policy: how we source, date and correct.